📒 to move from one place to another; to move something/somebody from one place to another
- transfer (to something) The film studio is transferring to Hollywood.
- (especially North American English) If I spend a semester in Madrid, will my credits transfer?
- transfer from something to something The system only allows air to go one way, preventing air from transferring from one tire to another.
📒 to move from one job, school, situation, etc. to another; to arrange for somebody to move
- transfer to something Children usually transfer to secondary school at 11 or 12.
- transfer from something This is her first season in the Ohio State team after transferring from Tennessee.
- transfer from something to something Students can transfer from a community college to a university.
📒 to change to a different vehicle during a journey; to arrange for somebody to change to a different vehicle during a journey
- transfer from something to something It was a relief, after transferring from ship to ship, to just sit and relax.
- I transferred at Bahrain for a flight to Singapore.
- transfer somebody from something to something Passengers are transferred from the airport to the hotel by taxi.
📒 to copy information, music, an idea, etc. from one method of recording or presenting it to another; to be recorded or presented in a different way
- transfer something to something You can transfer data to a memory stick in a few seconds.
- transfer something Data is easily transferred electronically.
- transfer something from something (to something) You can transfer songs from your computer to a phone.
📒 if you transfer a feeling, a disease, or power, etc. from one person to another, the second person has it, often instead of the first
- Joe had already transferred his affections from Lisa to Cleo.
- I decided to transfer my loyalty to my local team.
- This disease is sometimes transferred from mother to baby (= so that the baby has it as well as the mother).
📒 to officially arrange for something to belong to somebody else or for somebody else to control something
- He transferred the property to his son.
- Sovereignty was formally transferred on December 27.
📒 to move, or to move somebody, to a different sports team, especially a professional football (soccer) team
- transfer (from…) (to…) He transferred to Everton for £60 million.
- transfer somebody (from…) (to…) He was transferred from Spurs to Arsenal for a huge fee.
📒 to send a phone call that you have received to another phone number
- I'll just transfer you to customer service.
- Customers are able to transfer calls from their landline to their mobile.